noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
as-shipped condition; ex-factory settings; time of shipment
Used in technical or business contexts to describe the state of a product when it leaves the factory, including default settings, packaging, or the moment of shipment.
この機械は工場出荷時の設定のまま使われている。
This machine is being used with its factory default settings.
工場出荷時から傷があったので交換してもらった。
There was a scratch from the time of shipment, so I had it replaced.
Compound of 工場 (factory), 出荷 (shipment), and 時 (time). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern technical expression.